About

Arnaud Bonzom is a Venture Partner at 500 Startups with a focus on helping Southeast Asian entrepreneurs raise capital and engage with larger corporations. He is also a frequent speaker at several global conferences including Slush, Tech in Asia and Rise.

He has been invited by Accenture, Allianz, BMW, Deloitte, Standard Chartered, as well as the Estonian and the Singaporean Governments, among others to share his inputs on Corporate Innovation and Startup Ecosystem.

His extensive work in the startup ecosystem received more than 120 citations in prominent media such as Forbes, Bloomberg TV and Les Echos. His research is also quoted by leading organizations including Bain, Oliver Wyman, Bearing Point, BNP Paribas, Orange and Saudi Aramco.

His main research interest are in Startups and Innovation. More generally, he is fond of subjects which combine several if not all of the following themes:– Entrepreneurship– Venture Capital– Corporate Development– Corporate Startup Engagement– Building a Startup Ecosystem

Earlier in his career, Arnaud was involved in setting up and growing new businesses including for INSEAD as Assistant Director of Corporate Partnership Development. Prior to that, he worked at Business France as Trade Advisor in New Technologies, Innovation and Services.

Arnaud holds a Masters Degree in International Marketing and Business Development at SKEMA Business School as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics at the University of Versailles.